Year 11

Comparing different festivals (Part 3/3)

Year 11

Comparing different festivals (Part 3/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn more about how to compare different festivals and when to use 'se' with 3rd person verbs.
  2. Purpose of language use. Compare different festivals
  3. Grammar. Present: Pronoun se and 3rd person plural verbs

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13 Questions

Q1.
What does "construir" mean?

Correct answer: To build
To construe
To dress up

Q2.
What does "la vela" mean?

Correct answer: candle
car
veil

Q3.
When using a "se" construction, which person should you use?

1st person
2nd person
Correct answer: 3rd person

Q4.
Translate: "Se come fruta en Alicante"

Correct answer: Fruit is eaten in Alicante
Fruit was eaten in Alicante
She ate fruit in Alicante

Q5.
Translate: "Flowers are bought in the city"

Se compra flores en la ciudad
Correct answer: Se compran flores en la ciudad

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
dar

to dare
Correct answer: to give
to take

Q8.
saber

Correct answer: to know/ find out
to savour
to taste

Q9.

I am
I can
Correct answer: I know

Q10.
alguno

anyone
anything
Correct answer: some, a few

Q11.
cierto

blind
Correct answer: certain
hundred

Q12.
diferente

Correct answer: different
opposite
the same

Q13.
distinto

Correct answer: distinct, different
distinguished
pure

13 Questions

Q1.
What does "la llegada" mean?

Correct answer: arrival
dead person
legend

Q2.
What does "el muerto" mean?

arrival
Correct answer: dead person
legend

Q3.
To indicate the passive, which word should you put before the verb?

me
Correct answer: se
te

Q4.
Translate: Se liberan los toros en la calle.

Correct answer: The bulls are freed into the street.
They free the bulls in the street.

Q5.
Translate: They fill the church for the festival.

Correct answer: Llenan la iglesia para la fiesta.
Se llena la fiesta para la fiesta.

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
con qué frequencia

do you speak French?
Correct answer: how often?
what frequency?

Q8.
entre

Correct answer: between
enter
entrance

Q9.
tanto

fast
red (wine)
Correct answer: so much/ so many

Q10.
tan

Correct answer: as / so
brown
more

Q11.
menos

equal
Correct answer: less
more

Q12.
joven

old, old person
Thursday
Correct answer: young, young person

Q13.
cuál

how much?
when?
Correct answer: which?